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Photograph of a Dunkin Donuts-turned-Tim Hortons at Broadway & 95th Street by Joe Schumacher on Flickr
It's Timbit time: After last week's announcement from fast food chain Riese Restaurants that it would convert its Dunkin Donuts franchises into Tim Hortons locations, there were collective cheers from Canadians (and those familiar with the mostly north-of-the-border chain) and a little confusion from DD devotees. According to a press release, nine of its ten Manhattan locations are opening today; two others are opening in Brooklyn (full list of locations after the jump). Tim Hortons considers its new NYC presence in its cap and wants to take the Big Apple by storm; COO David Clanachan said, "New Yorkers are savvy customers, they understand good value and quality. We are focused on earning the loyalty of New Yorkers and adding them to the millions of people who make Tim Hortons their daily stop for breakfast, lunch and snack times."
Tim Hortons has been giving out free coffee since 6 a.m. this morning at one of its three Penn Station locations (the one by the north end of the LIRR concourse). Have you gone to one yet? Share your thoughts in comments and share photos by tagging them "gothamist" on Flickr or send them to tips(at)gothamist(dot)com. And is it a coincidence that Pat Kiernan isn't at NY1 today?
NYC Tim Hortons locations (with maps):
Penn Plaza (LIRR Level)
Madison Square Garden Taxi Ramp
401 7th Avenue (32nd Street)
22 Court Street (Brooklyn)
152 West 34th Street (7th Avenue)
761 7th Avenue (50th Street)
2 Penn Plaza (Amtrak Level)
47 East 42nd Street (Between Park & Madison Avenue)
1276 Lexington Avenue (Between 85th & 86th Street)
2547 Broadway (Between 95th & 96th Street)
1286 Broadway (Between 33rd & 34th Street)
451 Fulton Street (Brooklyn)
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If I happen to pass by one and am in need of a cup of joe, I'll give it a shot. Otherwise, nah
Dunkin Donuts coffee used to be great. I don't know what happened, but something changed in the last 10 years. Maybe they are buying a cheaper blend of beans now, but DD coffee tastes terrible now.
I have only heard good things about TH. Too bad they didn't expand any stores downtown.
yeah it tastes like DD added some syrup or something to the coffee and now as a funky aftertaste.
7th Ave and 50th is also giving out free coffee. Dunkin has hired people to stand outside the store and hand out $1 coupons in retaliation. The donut wars are on, baby!
Inside, the store exceeded my expectations from rule-bending shady-operator Riese. Excellent buildout, flatscreen TVs, as good as anything in Gravenhurst or Cobourg or London. Mob scene was very polite (half the customers were Canadian, after all) and there were 20+ staff trying to handle the rush, including a crew of Tim Hortons training managers brought down from Canada.
Breaking news - NO DUTCHIES IN NEW YORK! Maybe they can't find a square mould, but this will have to change, immediatement.
Had a chocolate iced, very fresh, excellent flavour. Well played boys, well played.
When I was was walking toward Penn Station this morning, I passed a dutchie on the left hand side.
First tried Tim's during a trip to Toronto, and I like the coffee so much that I buy cans of it to make at home. There were longish lines this morning at the UES location. The coffee was as good as ever but they didn't have maple donuts!
One other note -- the logo being used in New York is not the normal one. I suspect this is being done to educate New Yorkers as to what they sell ("Coffee and Bake Shop"). Interesting.
The Riese Restaurants truck is parked outside 22 Court St., and crews are dismantling the Dunkin equipment within as of posting time. Having never been a huge fan of their coffee or their donuts, I am not the least bit sad to see them go. Same business with the guy handing out DD coupons outside. I anxiously await my first taste of this Canadian institution!
As long as Tim Horton's doesn't use styrofoam for its coffee cups, I am ECSTATIC to see them take over as many Dunkin Donuts locations as possible. This is one of the things I can't understand about DD, and why I will NEVER drink coffee from there. Disposable (but at least biodegradable) paper cups are bad enough, but styrofoam? Come on!
I got a free cup a few minutes ago. Delicious. Staff was really friendly, unlike the surly DD staff that previously populated the space. I'm really glad to see them gone; that DD (LIRR level) was filthy and one staffer had a particularly nasty cough and never covered her mouth. In hindsight, I don't know why I continued to give them the business.
@kswissreject:
Paper cup, cardboard sleeve, flat cap (not sippy cap).
I probably won't try the Tim Hortons (since it's still run by Riese) after reading this on Bloomberg:
"Dunkin’ Donuts sued Riese in 2002 to terminate its franchise agreements for alleged health and sanitation standards violations, Michelle King, a Dunkin’ Donuts spokeswoman, said in an e-mail. Riese is converting them following a legal settlement in 2004."
I will wait for a few months before I step foot into any of these locations. By that time the friendly staff, hired to lure people into the place, will be long gone. Filthy, diseased, surly workers will be hired to treat the paying customer like shit.
Is Tim Horton's coffee fair trade?
Better than Fair Trade. They actually have programs in South America where they set up schools and teach the coffee bean growers how to produce a better crop. Then they pay a fair trade price for the beans,
New York city? I've been to Tim Hortons and it's better than any other fast, fresh food restaurant in the US, bar none. When are ya'll coming to DC?
Timbits aren't the only culinary specialty in Canada.
Nova Scotia's vibrant culinary scene is heating up. Lobster is on the menu, naturally, but their wineries, dairies, and local produce make it a hotbed for foodies.
I vacationed in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick every year. It's always the same thing on the menu everywhere you go. Hardly a hotbed for foodies. Timbits are a culinary specialty if not a national treasure. You should appreciate it.
since i'm a canadian i just had to visit tim hortons in nyc. so i took a quick video of the place and reviewed it from a canadian's perspective. not too bad, but not really like it in canada click
here for my video
I cannot eat those awful donuts at DD. Tim Horton's has the best donuts. I don't know what they do but they taste like the donuts I got as a kid at Mister Donut. I always go to Tim Hortons every year when I vacation in Canada. It's a ritual. Probably won't be as much fun now since they are in New York but there isn't any downtown locations so I won't worry about it. Oh yeah, their coffee is better than DD too.